Day 46 Yuri Trostenyuk,50, from Vinnitsa Ukraine, crossed the line tonight over 21 hours faster than his previous best from last year, to finish in fourth place. His time of 45 days+16:45:21 for 3100 miles is an average of 67.840 miles per day (109.178 km). Atmavir Spacil had his fourth consecutive 70+mile day to get in position to finish Saturday late afternoon or early evening. Surasa Mairer continued her record search with another 62 mile day. She is over 18 miles ahead of the women's best time, set in 1998 by American Suprabha Beckjord. A sunday finish awaits her.
Day 45 Vasu Duzhiy,49, from St Petersburg,Russia finished in third place today in a personal best time of 44 days+06:10:42, which makes him the fifth fastest man in history. He averaged 70.049 miles (112.732 km) per day. Vasu improved his previous best by over two days and 22 hours. He has now finished the longest footrace four times.
Ukrainian Yuri Trostenyuk is close to finishing wednesday in the late evening (10:30 pm). He ran 70.79 miles today in heat and humidity as temps touched the low 90ºs. Only 60.91 miles await the humble man from Vinnitsa. A rejuvenated Atmavir Spacil took day honors with 71.34 miles, his third 70+ day in a row. Surasa Mairer reached 64.75 miles and is locked into a great rhythm these past few weeks. She is ahead of women's record pace by 17 miles and gaining each day.
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Each runner in this race has their own victory no matter where they place in the rankings. Today Vasu finished third with a fantastic time of 44 days, 6 hours, 10 minutes, averaging just over 70 miles per day. This is by far his best finish in the four races he has run. As each runner finishes in their own time, the other runners feel the energy and inspiration to keep going on their own journey's. With only one week left, everyone is starting to feel the finish line getting closer and closer.
Day 44
Vasu Duzhiy is poised to reach his goal of 3100 miles Tuesday after another 71.34 mile day. He will probably finish between 12:15 and 1:15 local time. If he finishes before 1:00 pm he will jump in the rankings from 14th place to fifth overall. He is currently averaging 69.84 miles per day(112.41 km). Yuri Trostenyuk ran 69.69 miles and is in place to finish wednesday late if all goes well. Atmavir Spacil had the best day of the group with 75.18 miles, his best day since Day 11. Warm weather is moving into the area, one of the last hurdles before the race ends a week from Tuesday evening.
A group of women singers named 'Enthusiasm-Awakeners' sing for about 30 minutes each morning for the runners. This tradition was inspired by Sri Chinmoy, Founder of the 3100 mile race and the 'Enthusiasm-Awakeners' as well. Today they celebrated their name Anniversary-(8 years), with lots of food and gifts for runners, helpers and singers.
At the same time, Galya, who completed the 3100 mile race late last night for second place and third best time in the history of this race, completed 5000 Kilometres which is not officially part of the race. In the following video we see Galya completing these extra 13 laps or 7 miles and being greeted enthusiastically by Ashprihanal, the winner of this race, as well as a host of others present at the time.
Day 43
Galya Vladimir Balatskyy,43, from Mariupol Ukraine finished second in the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is a blistering time of 42 days+17:39:59, the fourth fastest ever recorded in the history of the event. The modest carpenter and builder has accomplished a symmetrical tactic never seen before in race history. He ran all 43 days with at least 70 miles every day, including the last. He averaged 72.542 miles per day (116.745 km). He is now ranked third all-time in 3100 Mile annals, as well as being only the fourth man in history to average over 70 miles per day. He also has claimed the highly competitive Ukrainian national record, which has changed hands three times in the last seven years. Vasu Duzhiy reached 3000 miles and should easily finish his voyage on Tuesday afternoon. Perhaps the most stunning outcome, and totally unexpected, was that Ananda-Lahari Zuscin ran 86.16 miles today (that is not a typo). This result is the most anyone has ever run in a day beyond the first three days of this event. Stay tuned, folks, this amazing race keeps revealing more and more epic qualities.
Vasu Duzhiy- 3000 miles= 42 days+17:34:48
Galya finished just before midnight, but still there was a big crowd on hand. He had a stellar performance finishing second overall in 42 days:17 hours:39 min.:59 secs. This ranks him as third best time overall for the 3100 mile race. He was the only runner to reach at least 70 miles or more in every single day of the race. Click on the arrows above to see some photos before, during and after this amazing finish of Galya along with his 'teammates' who are keeping the amazing tradition of the 3100 mile race alive, exciting and inspiring.
The video below shows Galya's exciting late night second place finish.
Day 42 Consistency We hold the truth that if we are consistent in our efforts in life we may reap benefits through the passing of time. The 3100 Mile Race is a small example of having to be consistent in order to exceed. A magnitude of consistency never seen before in this race is being displayed by Galya Vladimyr Balatskyy. He is one day away from finishing the race whilst having run at least 70 miles every day. For six weeks he has answered the call. One day of 71.89 miles remains to finish the job before midnight on Sunday. If you are a night owl come on over and get Galya to that line. He will be the fastest second place runner ever. We guess with luck he will make it by 11:15-11:45 pm. The web cam probably will not freeze over like it did on Friday. Meanwhile the runners are still moving with purpose. The weather might get warm during the week, but after six weeks, they can almost smell the end. Good Luck and Good Night.
Galya Balatskyy-3000 miles = 41 days+11:05:23
Incredible! Not only is it Ashprihanal's 8th first place finish in this great race, but it is a world-record by almost a full day off of a record time which has held up for 10 years until today. What seems to start out as a normal day on the 'loop' as all the runners advance from early morning, by 3 o'clock in the afternoon a huge crowd had gathered to witness an event unparalled in the history of multiday running. Click on the arrows above to see what the day and the amazing Finn's finish were like.
Ashprihanal Aalto Wins 3100 Mile Race in Record Time
Ashprihanal Aalto,44, from Helsinki Finland won the 19th Annual Self-Transcendence Race in 40 days+09:06:21, taking 23 hours,10 minutes off the record held by German legend Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk. Mr. Aalto averaged 76.776 miles per day (123.559 km). After he crossed the line he was serenaded with songs, showered with flowers and gifts, congratulated by his fellow runners, and whisked around the course on a specially decorated float proclaiming his ascedency to the top of super-long distance running. The modest, but confident runner used two summers of mountain climbing and altitude training, combined with excellent running races and years of experience to achieve the summit of his running career. He remarked his joy and gratitude to all present, and dedicated his run to his late teacher, Sri Chinmoy, who encouraged him to always set new goals, believe in himself, and have faith in God. Mr Aalto plans to climb more mountains next year. Indeed, he has reached the summit of running long
Sahishnu Szczesiul
The 3100 mile race is so long that, just as in life, you never know what lies ahead. As this journey to the unknown unfolds we learn from our experiences and the unknown slowly becomes the known. With this new knowledge of life and of ourselves we make progress and hopefully become better people for it. The runners in this epic journey are having this experience every day in their own unique ways as well. On my birthday today I wish to express this experience of the 3100 mile race with a poem I wrote 13 years ago, which I dedicated to Sri Chinmoy, the Founder of this amazing, on the occasion of my 50th birthday. He had the vision of this race for years as he saw the increasing capacity for self-transcendence that multiday runners were developing. In this spirit Sri Chinmoy offered an opportunity for these uniquely talented runners to experience their own form of self-transcendence while inspiring others to do the same in other aspects of life.
Journey to the Unknown
A 3,100 mile orbit of concrete, automobiles and local humanity,
Lightly spiced with a hint of nature
And fed by the Grace of God,
Supported with the efforts of friends
Who sympathize with the pain,
The Joys
And the challenges
Facing at every moment
These handful of Hero-Warriors.
Running, walking, struggling
To the beat of their own undying aspirations
In this perpetually moving Epic adventure,
These Ultimate Survivors
Of obstacles unimaginable
Are proving to humanity
With their unparalleled perseverance,
Adamantine wills
And unswerving Faith,
That the impossible can be done,
And the Universal Energy can be unleashed,
To raise our standards and lift our minds
Beyond the limits of our broken bodies
And faithless thoughts,
To reveal the Beauty and the Power
Of life’s long and arduous
Journey to the Unknown.
Arpan DeAngelo
Day 40 With near perfect running weather this morning and evening, nine of the eleven reached 60 miles or more. Atmavir Spacil had an excellent outing with 75.73 miles. Vasu Duzhiy reached 71.34 miles but trails second place by 99 miles. Galya Balatskyy in second astounds again with 71.69 miles, working towards a sunday or monday finish. He has 40 straight 70's. The limelight is on Ashprihanal Aalto, though, as he has reached a date with history. Friday afternoon, sometime between 2:15 and 4;30, he will enter the record books as the all-time fastest runner at 3100 miles. Today he cruised to a 77.38 mile venture, as messages started to pour in from all over. He needs 77 laps more to reach 3100 miles( 42.26 miles). He will be the only man in the 19 year history of the race to ever finish in the 41st day. Check out the webcam or the blogs at 3100.srichinmoyraces.org if you cannot escape from work or are on the other side of the pond. Happy running folks.
Ashprihanal Aalto-3000 miles-new record-39 days+04:05:10
old record-Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk-40 days+03:21:31
Ashprihanal Aalto-Day 40 total-new record-3057.9136 miles (4921.2345 km)
old record-Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk-2983.8256 miles (4802.0015 km)
Day 39 On a beautiful day with lower humidity, clear skies, swirling breezes and moderate temperatures, seven runners made it past sixty miles. Surasa Mairer moved to within fifteen miles of fifth place overall with a solid 63 mile day. Stutisheel Lebedyev is now within 2 laps of seventh place with a promising 66.4 mile effort. Galya Balatskyy ran 71.89 miles to jump over the 2800 mile barrier and increase his probability of finishing late Sunday night. After another day-leading 76.28 mile effort, Ashprihanal Aalto stands before his last 119.6 mile task to reach an unfathomable goal of 3100 miles ion under 41 days. Estimates suggest his finish will be Friday between 2:30 and 5:00 pm local time. At this time he is 74.08 miles ahead of record pace. Stay tuned, friends, as you may see the conclusion of a great epoch in ultra-running lore.
Ashprihanal Aalto-39 day total-new record-2980.5328 miles (4796.7022 km)
old record-Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk-2906.4448 miles (4677.4692 km)
The race goes on for 18 hours a day as it has been for almost 6 weeks so far. Many things happen during those 18 hours every day including ocassional live music for the runners. Here is a short video of some live music to serenade the runners this morning.
The 3100 mile race is a 'BIG' race. As a matter of fact it is the longest certified footrace in the world. To some people that does not mean much as they may not be able to grasp the scope of such an event nor value it. But even if one does not understand the nature or significance of this epic journey, sometimes there are people and media who want to understand and share it with others. Today one of the largest news stations, Fox 5, came out to understand and cover the race with a very nice piece which was immediately broadcast at a prime time spot on nationwide TV. Here is the link: http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/29612087/running-3100-miles-nyc
In the next short video we see Surasa trying to answer some questions while moving with the TV crew.
Day 38 The last of the mini heat wave stayed until dinnertime, as skies swirled, no rain fell, and the humidity level plummeted. The top three poured it on in the evening to get past their friend- 70 miles. This time all three succeeded. Yasu Duzhiy hit 71.89 miles with some fast laps in the last hour. Galya Balatskyy, celebrating his birthday today, reached 70.79 miles. His string of 38 straight over 70 days remains unbroken. Ashprihanal Aalto willed his tired body the final hours of the day to 72.99 miles. He passed 2900 miles, and eyes a friday finish. Surasa Mairer reached 64.21 to increase her per day average and inch closer to the women's best performance- the legendary 1998 effort by Suprabha Beckjord(49 +14;30;54). She has 12 days to catch the American heroine.
Ashprihanal Aalto-2900 miles-new record 37 days+17:04:02
old record-Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk-38 days+16:29:59
Ashprihanal Aalto-38 days total-new record-2904.2496 miles (4673.9363 km)
old record-Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk-2832.9056 miles (4559.1193 km)
Galya, the second place runner, quickly celebrates his birthday on the run as Ashprihanal, the first place runner so far, passes the 2900 mile mark. As a world record finish by the Finnish runner is imminent, many celebrations are soon approaching for all the runners who have been striving hard to reach their own goals in this amazing race, which is more like a journey to the unknown.
In the following videos we witness the amazing support of friends as Galya receives a very nice present while still moving. Then we witness part of a very quick birthday celebration for Galya as he quickly has to move on to keep his streak of 70plus mile days alive which he has done since day one.
Today was a bit hotter than yesterday and the ice and fluids were out in full force. The 3100 mile race is so long (52 days) that the weather varies quite a bit from beginning to end. Also many birthdays are celebrated here, expecially in July. Today was Atmavir's birthday and he has celebrated his birthday on the run many times. This time we got it on video as we see a group of people sing two special birthday songs as Atmavir holds his special customized ice cream fresh fruit cake created by our great chefs in the kitchen. It was also Namrata's birthday, one of our regular and reliable counters. Without their dedicated service we could not keep track of the thousands of laps run by all the runners.
Day 37 The summer weather was a factor today but it could only slow the runners a bit. 90ºF temps and high humidity made any outdoor activity less enjoyable, but the runners of the 3100 Mile Race pick their spots, and move along regardless of a THI warning for small children, infants or the elderly. Ashprihanal Aalto cracked the 2800 mile barrier, and set a personal record of 25 straight days over 70 miles(with all but one of those days over 74 miles!). He appears to be on pace to finish friday afternoon barring any hurricanes or acts of God. Galya Balatskyy continued his amazing streak of 37 straight days over 70 miles. He has a chance to finish Sunday night if he can pick it up a few laps at a time each day until the weekend. Vasu Duzhiy used all his experience and fitness to reach 67.5 miles. Surasa Mairer continues to amaze with a sparkling 64.2 mile day. Stutisheel Lebedyev is getting a good rhythym going and is looking to jump up a place or two on the scoreboard. Stay tuned folks, with 15 days left in the event we shall see some great performances come to fruition.
Ashprihanal Aalto-2800 miles-new record-36 days+10:30:14
old record-Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk-37 days+07:07:30
Ashprihanal Aalto-37 days total-new record-2831.2592 miles (4556.4697 km)
old record-Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk-2775.8304 miles (4467.2657 km)
Day 36 The mercury went up to 94ºF-(34,35ºC). The humidity went up - 55 to 60 %. The THI was hovering around three digits. The sun was frying eggs on sidewalks,etc. It was hot. Seven of 11 made it past 60 miles. The 'Big Three' at the top made it past 70 miles each, but expectations were diminished by the elements that Ma Nature offered the race. One more day of high heat awaits, and then a little respite. Ashprihanal Aalto led yet again with 74.08 miles. Galya Balatskyy is still streaking with 71.3 miles. Vasu Duzhiy made home at 70.2 with nary a minute to spare. All survived.
Ashprihanal Aalto-2700 miles-new record- 35 days+03:34:45
old record-Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk-35 days+14:01:21
Ashprihanal Aalto-36 days total-new record-2757.1712 miles(4437.2366 km)
old record-Madhupran Wolfgang Schwerk-2714.9136 miles(4369.2296 km)
The 'real' summer has now arrived with higher temperatures and humdity. The runners are trying to beat the heat with ice in the hats, lots of cool fruit, water, slower running and other important precautions . The helpers and handlers are doing their best to keep their runners healthy and moving well. Mario, one of our Certified Nurses, comes regularly to make sure the runners do not suffer from dehydration and other helath problems.
In this short video Mario explains some of the responibilities involved in taking care of the runners.
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The 26th Annual Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race
Results 2015
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